The proposal to list red and pink corals under CITES Appendix II failed at the CITES CoP on Sunday March 21. The conference has been a disappointing one for marine species, with bluefin tuna also denied protection. Read the news release >>
Simon Caldwell, founder of Cheeky Monkey Jewelry, joins other leading jewelers supporting SeaWeb's efforts to promote coral conservation. Ten percent of the sales of his Lophelia Collection will be donated to SeaWeb. Read his Ocean Voice to find out what inspired his creations >>
At this week's 15th Conference of Parties in Qatar, the Convention on the Trade of Endangered Species (CITES) is considering the level of trade protection to grant bluefin tuna, a fish declining in numbers.
Japan is the leading importer of bluefin tuna, importing 32,356 tons of the fish in 2007.
The estimated real catches of Atlantic bluefin tuna in 2007 potentially reached 61,000 tons, well above the legal quota of 29,500 tons set for that year.